Persian in Use is a peer-reviewed elementary Persian language and culture textbook designed for
first-year Persian language students at college level.

It offers a thematically organized
and integrative approach to help students achieve proficiency in Persian language and culture.
Persian in Use is organized around high-frequency topics and provides a clear set of communication goals for each lesson.

Persian in Use is currently taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University, University of
Maryland, Brown University, University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, Indiana
University, George Mason University, James Madison University, University of Oklahoma, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University
of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Kansas, UC Berkley, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, UC
Irvine, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, Portland State University, San
Francisco State University, Indiana State University, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of
Connecticut, Northwestern University, and Santa Monica College.

This companion website provides students with additional learning tools such as the downloadable audio and video files and interactive exercises such as Quizlets that are automatically graded for instant feedback. Instructors can also find helpful course management tools such as pedagogical guides, sample syllabi, and exams.